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Replying to: michaell (Jan 06, 2009 9:07 am) you obviously didn't raise him right. ;b |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 06, 2009 9:26 am) Also, he isn't working enough to really afford car payments of any sort, nor to pay for the insurance on something more sporty. I think it will be a stretch as it is for him to cover the costs of the Mustang. For the record, his mom and I divorced when he was 4 and I moved to Colorado not long afterward. What his mom drove while he was growing up: Honda Accord LX Dodge Ram Quad Cam - 318 with a stick! Hyundai Santa Fe (the original body style) Chrysler 300C (hemi) - her current ride Of course, my succession of boring sedans and SUV's probably weren't much of an influence on him, either. About the most exciting car I've had was the '99 New Beetle that we owned for 6 years. Can you say mid life crisis? I think I may need to have one soon. Or win the lottery - I think PowerBall is up to $100 million. |
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went in yesterday to look at a RAV4, been missing the AWD lately, was told when they appraised the Matrix for trade that it was only worth $11K to them. I didn't push, just told them no thanks. With 2 years and 25K miles under its belt, I would be looking for a lot more than that for the Matrix, but I can't be bothered to sell it privately. So here I was, trying to throw a little business to these dealers who are supposed to be hard up, but I guess it wasn't the right KIND of business, LOL. 
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Replying to: nippononly (Jan 06, 2009 9:53 am)
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Replying to: michaell (Jan 06, 2009 9:39 am) Can you say mid life crisis? I think I may need to have one soon. You haven't had one yet? I think I'm on my 4th one in 15 some years. I did find my e24 M6, & then my Range Rover, really worked. Seriously.
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Replying to: woodyww (Jan 06, 2009 11:47 am) Woody, truer words have never been spoken! I've always been interested in cars - I started reading "Car & Driver" when I was 13 - but I guess it's been an issue of having champagne tastes on a beer budget. Plus, I've always been too practical for my own good. When I moved to Denver, I was driving a '91 Nissan Sentra SE - granted, not the most exciting car on the planet, but it had alloy wheels and a small rear spoiler. Was bright red, too. A couple of months after I got to town, I traded it in on a '93 Honda Accord DX - go figure! I've told myself that at least once in my life I'm going to own a car where the top goes down - or something very sporty and impractical. Not sure when that's going to happen - perhaps in a few years. The wife has the practical, family oriented, road trip worthy vehicle, so I figure I can indulge myself with something, uh, 'different'. |
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Replying to: grandtotal (Jan 06, 2009 10:07 am)  It's a good discouragement to CCBS though. 
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Got my oldest a Nissan Versa SL hatchback that we're picking up on Friday. It's that new Artic Blue color and there's only one of them in the Southeast region according to my internet guy. She couldn't be happier and since it's got the abs package, the wife and I are happy also. Got a pretty decent price with the $750.00 rebate and the $500.00 recent graduate rebate. Only catch is that we have to finance some of it for a few months to qualify. Now I'm done for awhile...the younger girl got her Accent in November and now this girl gets her Versa. They're both happy and I'm relieved...and about $31k poorer! The Sandman
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Replying to: sandman46 (Jan 06, 2009 5:33 pm) In a weird way I am looking forward to 7 years from now when I can shop for cheap cars for my oldest. I am sure the reality of all the added costs and worries of kids with their own wheels will set in. But from the distance of seven years it has some appeal. Good luck with the cars guys !
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